Al Krow
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Tbf as a purely passive bass, I thought the P35 just edged it over the 1025, but the P35 being a 1lb heavier was the deciding factor in me moving that on and holding onto my 1025. And that was actually the exact same reason for the chap selling the P35 to me and the chap who bought it from me - both very experienced BC'ers and both of whom also really rated the quality of the P35 very highly (comments along the lines of "best bass I've played"). I think there's a P34 in the FS right now on for a very good price, and the P34 should also be a little lighter than the P35:
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You'll have seen from my post earlier, that my 1025 has outlasted two 425s, two 735As a P35 and an NE2. Can't really give it much higher praise or a bigger recommendation than that!
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Did you ever try a 1024? Key difference for me sound wise between the two is the harmonically richer / less "flat" pups on the 1024 vs the 424 - but they seem to get preferred in equal measure by different Yammy owners so "better" is definitely in the ear of the beholder.
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Yup, completely agree. I guess the key point for me is the broader "tool kit" that the Yammy PJ format offers over a pure P bass. I find I'm using the solo bridge J quite a lot these days and really appreciate having that as an additional option.
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The bridge pup on my 1025 is definitely noisier than the P pup at the neck which is pretty much silent. But it's only ever been really noticeable if I'm standing close up to my rig. The flip side is that the bridge pup does have an "edge" from the additional harmonic complexity of the string vibrations closer to the bridge, which allows it to cut through in the mix really well, particularly on the very low notes on the low B strings.
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Ah, mine are as snug as a bug in a rug! (And tbh I'm very happy with them).
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I did think about white knobs. But the black work also well with the fretboard and pups, and it's a faff to remove and replace the knobs (unless your Andy T, in which case it's a doddle!). Don't you need a special tool to extract your knobs? (Ooh er... missus!) 😁
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BB 1025 - 5 string version of your white BB 1024 - which I think you are also liking a lot?
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Well I am now down from these 4 beauties (and a couple of fantastic 425s which came and went along the way), following the departure of my lovely NE2 into appreciative new hands today 😢 To this solitary, but very wonderful, beast!
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If you don't have 30 mins to spare, then you could do worse than dive in at 17.35 to hear a classic Yammy BB "punchy growl" on the 735A on @such's video link. Great tone!
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Believe me, the really excellent work you have done on the v3.5 and v3.60 editor and also the updates to the manual are the reasons I'm getting another FI! It's in a completely different league to the editor and manual that came with the first FI I got three years ago.
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@Quatschmacher - no ruse mate, I had already secured a used v3 for a fair market price** 😉 Bit shocking they didn't give you a response, though, given how much time and effort you've invested with them.
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Well hopefully they might take the opportunity to release a more compact version at the same time and, if they further improve the UI/display along Boss RC-5 lines, they're going to have a "ticking a lot of boxes" product on their hands.
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Hehe - I'd best buy that mint v3 off you then 😄 Besides, I won't be getting a v4 until they're getting flogged used 6 to 9 months after they first come out, which could be 2+ years off. Plenty of time to get into the minutiae of @Quatschmacher's excellent manual!
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New model FI v4 This is what Panda FI have just emailed me to say: a) "Yes, in our latest version, v3.60 we have reached all the limits of the current hardware - the processing power is used around 100% and the code memory is full as well. For additional functionality we have to step forward " b) "we already test new processors" (!!) The only thing holding them back is: c) "but you have probably learnt about the terrible situation on the chip market caused by the pandemic. It is still not known when we can order commercial quantities from them and from the other components. So we still can't set a target date for the next hardware release." So it seems to me that a FI v4 is very much in the pipeline and, unlike the v3 which was only a cosmetic upgrade from the v1, the v4 (or MK2 or whatever they will call it) is going to be step change as a unit. Exciting!! My best guess, based on a guestimate timeframe for the chip shortage to be rectified globally and the fact that they're going to be at the bottom of the queue behind car manufacturers etc, would be at some point in 2022, maybe 12 to 18 months from now.
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Withdrawn. I want to keep it please. Damnation Audio - MBD2
Al Krow replied to Salt on your Bass?'s topic in Effects For Sale
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I was gobsmacked by how good the Xotic BB pre sim sounded on my B1-4. However, it really loses definition with the low notes on my 5 string. I'm guessing that's 'cos it's a cheap and cheerful multifx and that you don't find anything similar happening with the real thing?
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Thanks for that clip - makes a massive difference listening connected through a decent pair of headphones vs through my laptop speakers! 40 Hz is pretty much what the fundamental on the low E is (41.2 Hz) so you would have thought it should add some weight to the bottom end (which I guess may have been MB's original line of thinking on this?) but, in practice, just seems to cause resonant boominess.
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Aww come on, nobody needs a £10k Fodera!! Surely a £6k one will do just fine? 😄
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@Jus Lukin - that's a useful set of graphs, thanks. It does confirm for me the EQ "hole" point though. There is relatively small boost available at the key 1.6kHz range which is associated with "bite" or "presence". I have to separately adjust for this with an EQ pedal when using my LM2 combo (121H) and it feels like I've removed a blanket when I do! So I'm very much with @fretmeister on this one. But at least they have replaced the boomy 40 Hz bass EQ with a MUCH better 68 Hz centre point.
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Now you come to mention it, there are definitely worse things in life you could be spending your time doing 🙂
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A ten year unlimited supply of Ben & Jerry's? Yeah, almost certainly 😁 Sadly it may well be in the hands of new owner come Friday...
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It looks like a very rehashed LM3 with a limiter bolted on. Better EQ centre point for the bass at 68 rather than 40 Hz, but they've still left a massive EQ hole between upper mids at 800Hz and an unnecessarily high treble centre point of 10kHz. Shame.
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Or just a get Zoom B1-4 to do all of the above a little less well than the Stomp (other than the Z-Synth on the B1-4 which outdoes anything that HX is currently offers!) for £45 plus P&P used, and then spend the £250 saved on a DOD Meatbox (or a decent second hand bike, or a lot of ice cream...) ...😄
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I agree that about Meatbox - prices went mental! But I think that particular one is a function of a lack of new product coming onto market i.e. a limited production run.
